Ballistic Record of Firearms and Ammunition

In Pakistan, private guns are prohibited in educational institutions, hostels or boarding and lodging houses, fairs, gatherings or processions of a political, religious, ceremonial or sectarian character, and on the premises of Courts of law or public offices35

UNPoA Commitment

On 21 July 2001, Pakistan committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects43

UNPoA Implementation Monitor Score

In its UN small arms Programme of Action Implementation Monitor (PoAIM Phase 1), the Small Arms Survey scored Pakistan against its commitments to the PoA, then ranked it at No. 7044454647 among 159 Member States

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Citation for this Article

Alpers, Philip and Marcus Wilson. 2015. Pakistan — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law.Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney. GunPolicy.org, 24 July.Accessed 2 August 2015. at: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/pakistan